Ugh, I'm sick so here's the next chapter.

Annabeth's POV

Time passed and school was ending in two weeks now. Annabeth was excited. She was the new girl here and she did amazing. She had a great group of friends, amazing teachers, great grades, a cool house and, of course, an amazing boyfriend. Percy's a good guy, even though he might not appear that way. He was caring, gentle, loving, funny, cheerful, nice, pleasant... basically, anything you could ask for. It's just that usually you don't get that in guys.

The new word around school was that there was going to be the usual end-of-year dance. Now, it was confirmed. It's going to be held on the last day of school and the students were required to dress nicely. Annabeth was excited but also worried. What was she going to wear? How should she do her make up? Who's she going with? She assumed Percy would ask her to go with him since she was his girlfriend, but he still didn't. She decided to let go of the thought. He's gonna ask her for sure.

Wrong! Just as she entered the English classroom, she heard one of the popular girls say to the other: "Did you hear? Anne is going with Percy Jackson to the dance!" Was that true? Would he do that to her? She left her books on her desk and found Piper.

"Hey, you good?" she asked Annabeth.

"Yeah, why?" she replied, puzzled.

"Well, I heard Percy's going with Anne to the dance", she said, rather carefully, as Annabeth might explode.

"So it is true!" she said loudly.

"Well, did you ask him about it?"

"Well, no", was Annabeth's rather embarrassed reply. Piper laughed. Annabeth shot her a glare, but that wasn't what made her stop. She kept her eyes on someone behind them. Annabeth turned to see Percy approaching them with a smile. She did the rational thing. She slapped him. He looked at her pretty confused.

"Bastard!" she yelled.

"I'm not entirely sure I know what you're talking about", he said rubbing his cheek, "And what was that for?!"

"So you're taking Anne to the dance and not your own girlfriend?" she was enraged.

"Oh is that what she's saying?"

"Well-"

"Wise Girl, first of all, I am offended that you think I'd do that to you. Second, you're the smart one here. Would it be logical for me to take some dumb cheerleader to prom instead of my girlfriend, who by the way, means the world to me? And third of all, I thought it was implied that we're going together since you know, we're in a relationship. So that's a mistake on my part. Would you like to go to the dance with me?" he stopped. Annabeth was stunned. Maybe she did overreact a bit. She didn't know what to do at that moment.

"I-I'm sorry", she managed, "And yes, I'd love to."

"You don't need to apologize", he smiled and kissed her on the lips. He had to lean down quite a bit since he was a lot taller than her. They took their seats when Paul came in.

The day went by and by the end of it, everyone in their friend group had a partner to go to the dance with. Annabeth and Percy, Piper and Jason, Hazel and Frank, Nico and Will, Thalia and a guy that was a year older, David, though she didn't really seem happy with it. Reyna went with Sam, Leo took Calypso, Silena went with a guy named Charles Beckendorf and Clarisse went with Chris. The girls, all except Thalia, went shopping a few days later to find dresses. After an hour they split. Piper went with Annabeth, Hazel, and Reyna, Clarisse, and Silena. Piper and Annabeth visited a few shops, but so far found nothing. They moved on. They entered another store and she finally saw it. She ran to it and picked it up. She turned to the stunned Piper.

"So? What do you think?"

"Perfect!" she squealed, "Go try it on!"

She ran to the nearest changing room and put the dress on. She looked in the mirror. Perfect! It was knee length, navy blue dress with a skirt that fell down perfectly. It was partly off the shoulder, with only one strap to it. She spun, smiling like a mad woman.

"You good?" Piper called. She opened the locker to hear her friend's opinion. Piper's jaw dropped.

"So?"

"Amazing! You have to buy it!"

The girls squeal-laughed. Piper added one more thing before Annabeth changed.

"Percy's not gonna know his name anymore once he sees you in that", to which Annabeth smiled.

"He better not!"

After that, she went to change back. Piper found her dress in the same store. It was a simple black dress, with sleeves that reached her elbows. She looked amazing in it. They went out to find shoes after they bought their dresses. Annabeth's was a little expensive, but she had enough money. They went out to find shoes and not long after, she bought simple navy blue heels. After Piper found her, they went home. She put on the dress and shoes to show them to her mom, who was left speechless. Everyone liked it. She just hoped Percy would too.

This one was short, but I want the dance (which is the next chapter) to be in Percy's POV. Sadly, this story is coming to a conclusion, so it could very well be the last one. Perhaps I'll add an epilogue later, but I can't promise anything. I'm starting the next chapter immediately. See you soon :)